Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual page 749

Do not change these parameters unless you are sure of what you are doing. For further
reference, read the man page of idmapd and idmapd.conf; man idmapd, man
idmapd.conf .
Starting and Stopping Services
After changing /etc/exports or /etc/sysconfig/nfs, start or restart the
NFS server service with rcnfsserver restart. After changing /etc/idmapd
.conf, start or restart the idmapd service with rcidmapd restart. Make sure
that both the services are running.
38.5.2 Exporting File Systems with NFSv2
and NFSv3
This is specific to NFSv3 and NFSv2 exports. Refer to Section 38.5.1, "Exporting File
Systems with NFSv4" (page 729) for exporting with NFSv4.
Exporting file systems with NFS involves two configuration files: /etc/exports
and /etc/sysconfig/nfs. A typical /etc/exports file entry is in the format:
/shared/directory host(list_of_options)
For example:
/export 192.168.1.2(rw,sync)
Here, the directory /export is shared with the host 192.168.1.2 with the option list
rw,sync. This IP address can replaced with a client name or set of clients using a
wild card (such as *.abc.com) or even netgroups.
For a detailed explanation of all options and their meanings, refer to the man page of
exports (man exports).
After changing /etc/exports or /etc/sysconfig/nfs, start or restart the
NFS server using the command rcnfsserver restart.
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